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Eyes On the Street: Protected Bike Lanes Under Construction in Cambridge’s Inman Square
The City of Cambridge's Inman Square project will eventually reconfigure the wide, x-shaped intersection into two smaller intersections with physically-protected bike lanes, shorter crosswalks, and a new plaza on the north side of the square.
June 9, 2022
‘Copley Connect’ Expands a Signature Boston Public Space By Kicking Out the Cars
“It's great to have this kind of space where there’s sort of an opportunity for people to look at this street in a different way, and that was the goal of this,” said Boston's Chief of Streets.
June 9, 2022
Boston Begins Construction on ‘Mass. Ave. South’ Protected Bikeway in Dorchester
The project will create a two-way bikeway on one side of the street, add median barriers to block unsafe motor vehicle turning movements at some intersections, rebuild accessible curb ramps at crosswalks, and build five new “floating” bus stops between the new bikeway and the motor vehicle lanes.
June 7, 2022
‘Open Streets’ Events Expanding to More Boston Neighborhoods This Summer
"This is about community, this is about bridging the gap, this is about opening the door so people can see what businesses are out there and actually patronize them,” said Warren Williams, Executive Director of Jamaica Plain’s Three Squares Main Street organization.
June 2, 2022
On Alewife Brook Parkway, Organizing (and Adjusting Traffic Signals) for a Slower, Safer Street
The "walk and talk" event on Wednesday evening brought out dozens of neighborhood advocates, including Somerville city councilors, local transportation engineers from the public and private sectors, state Rep. Christine Barber, and state Sen. Patricia Jehlen.
June 2, 2022
Boston, MassDOT Seek ‘Mega’ Cash to Build Allston/I-90 Project
MassDOT and the City of Boston are seeking $1.2 billion from Washington, which would match $754 million in committed funds from local and state sources to start building the Allston project by 2025.
May 26, 2022
Checking in on the Franklin Park Action Plan
The master plan is now in the fifth and final “taking action” phase, in which the planning team will propose a framework to prioritize and fund improvement projects.
May 25, 2022
Windshield Bias Afflicts Broadcast Media’s Coverage of Cambridge Bike Lane Projects
A StreetsblogMASS analysis of six recent broadcast news stories about bike lanes in Cambridge found that just two sources took up the majority of airtime.
May 24, 2022
MBTA’s New Electric Bus Order Could Support More Center-Running Busways Regionwide
The T is shopping for new buses that would allow boarding on both sides of the vehicle, which could facilitate more center-running busways across the region. "It recongnizes the potential that we don't need to rip up a whole street, if we can just change the bus instead," says Maya Mudgal, a BTD transit planner.
May 4, 2022
City of Boston Reboots Plans for Bus-Priority Corridor Between North, South Stations
In addition to bus-priority infrastructure and enhanced bus stops, the city is also examining the possibilities for cross-town protected bike lanes and safer, more visible crosswalks along the route.
April 29, 2022
